Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs, left, looks on as Gus Malzahn speaks as the new head football coach during a news conference Tuesday at the Auburn University Athletic Complex in Auburn.

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After a year of stagnant offense and abysmal defense that left Auburn 3-9 overall including 0-8 in SEC play - the worst season in 60 years for the program - and led to the firing of Gene Chizik as coach less than two years after winning the 2010 BCS National Championship, the Tigers will have a familiar face running the show.

First-year Arkansas State coach and former Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn is Auburn's 26th head football coach, the school announced Tuesday. Malzahn served as Auburn's offensive coordinator from 2009 to 2011 under ...